To Kill a Mockingbird Chapters 12-14

A case of an unreliable narrator was the first thing that appeared. Jem is going through puberty and has become moody and distant from Scout. Scout does not understand and gets flustered, but I found it quite comical. Scout does not really grasp what is going on in the great depression. She gets that a lot of families are facing hard times but she doesn't necessarily understand why. I always find the part about Dill and Scout so cute and adorable. When he told her that she was his permanent fiance, I couldn't help but smile. What a nice little love story for their age. When Jem and Scout went to church together with Cal, they have to face a very racist woman named Lula. She is intimidating to them but Cal keeps a straight head and handles the situation in a calm manner. Scout doesn't understand why she is talking with such bad grammar, different then how she vocalizes at home. Cal explains that she is only one of four in the church that can read so she has to talk to them in a way they can understand. They sing amazing hymns even though they cannot afford hymnal books. The offering they collected at the church was going to help Tom Robinson and his wife because his wife can't work and needs to support the family. Auntie Alexandria visits and I found it amusing how much Scout pretends to like her. Alexandria wants Calpurnia to be let go from the family but Atticus won't have it. He knows that Cal has played a huge role in his children's lives and he will not let her go now. Dill surprising them for a visit was so exciting. I had to reread that part because I could not believe it at first. Such a touching moment in the book.